Iowa City IA, University of Iowa, Main Library (US)
: BV5080.R55 1494
ISTC No.ir00194000
AuthorRichardus de Sancto Victore
TitleDe arca mystica. Add: De duodecim patriarchis, sive Benjamin minor
Imprint[Basel : Johann Amerbach], 1494
Format8°
Languagelat
SubjectTheology-moral
Keywordsmystical works; collection
Periodmedieval
Description of Copy
Copy Id02122452
Holding InstitutionIowa City IA, University of Iowa, Main Library (US)
ShelfmarkBV5080.R55 1494
Also bound with this copyRichardus de Sancto Victore: De duodecim patriarchis. - Basel : Johann Amerbach, 1492 [ig00171000]
Size of leaves141 × 101 mm
Support material (book)Paper
Provenance
1494 -
1496
Areae-gx
Time period1494 - 1496
Provenance TypeBinding
Binding noteBound in blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards. Boards tooled with floral and leaf motifs. Evidence of clasps, now missing. Remains of paper label on spine with the inscription: '1560.'
Binding typeBoards
Board materialWood
Cover materialLeather
Binding statusOriginal binding (not significantly altered)
Binding Dimensions148 × 110 × 65 mm
TitlingManuscript label
ToolingBlind
Rubrication noteRed and blue rubricated initials. Red pilcrows and capital strokes.
Provenance
1496 -
Areae-sz
Time period1496 -
Provenance nameCarthusian Monastery of Saint Margaretental [Former Owner] (Religious)
Provenance TypeInscription
NoteInscription on front pastedown: ‘P[er] fr[atr]e Martio Stridam Nunc p[er] philippo Stouff[er].’ Philippo Stouffer was the vicar of the monastery. Inscription on 1r: ‘Liber cartisien[sis] in Basilea donatus a ven[era]b[ili] m[a]g[ist]ro Joh[ann]e[s] de Amerbach Impressore Basilien[si] in q[uo] [con]tinentur Richardus de duodecim patriarchis, Richardus de Arca Mistica, Tractatus homo quida[m] de Reformatio[n]e viriu[m] anime d[o]m[ini] Gerardi de Zutphania. Cartusen[sis] in Basilea.’
The inscription was written by the monastery librarian Jakob Louber.
Historic ShelfmarkE16
Provenance
1846 -
1898
Areae-fr
Time period1846 - 1898
Provenance nameHumbert Mollière, 1846-1898 [Former Owner]
Provenance TypeExlibris
NoteEx libris on front pastedown: ‘Bibliotheque H. Mollière’ with the Greek motto ‘ΠΑΝ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ.’ The ex libris also contains the name of the artist, J. Brun from Lyon.
provenance
1962 -
areae-fr
timeperiod1962 -
provenanceType1
noteInscription on 3r: ‘Le bois du 3e ouvrages est. Reproduit dans le cat des german Books de Fairfax-Murray, no 447.’
Inscription on 3v: ‘Ces exemplaires sout ceux signalés par le BM. Cat. qui ont été offerts par Amerbach aux Chartreux de Bale’
The Catalogue of a Collection of Early German Books in the Library of C. Fairfax-Murray was published in 1962.
Pencil inscriptions on back pastedown: 'C-C', 'CJ83', '39/[?]'
provenance
2013
placenameDiemen (Geonames ID: 2756888)
areae-ne
timeperiod - 2013
ownerA. Gerits and Son
provenanceType1
Provenance
2013 -
PlaceIowa City (Geonames ID: 4862034)
Arean-us-ia
Time period2013 -
Provenance nameUniversity of Iowa Libraries [Present Owner] (University, No characterisation/lay)
Method of acquisitionPurchase
Price43,250 Dollars
Other Information
Last Edit2023-06-11 16:41:25